Developing youth for the working world - Partners Porirua

Word From The Chairman,
Dr Allan Nichols

We are often asked why it’s important to develop partnerships between schools and business. After all, school, particularly at primary and intermediate level is about education, not workforce development.

Yes, that’s true, but it’s also true that unless we excite children and young people about the working world, we may find it difficult to motivate them to undertake any education or personal development.

It’s also a fact that young people need to understand options and make choices about their education. For some thirteen year olds, the working world is only two or three years away and they need to understand, for example, that science and maths are important subjects for their career options.

Our core business at Partner's Porirua is about bringing together the business world and the education sector."


We provide opportunities for students to undertake special projects with socially responsible businesses here in Porirua. We help teachers demonstrate a practical application to education by partnering them with organisations who use science and technology for profit.

The opportunities here in Porirua are endless and each year we are amazed about the success of the partnerships and their implications.

Partners Porirua
Trustees & Officers

Dr Allan Nichols QSMDr Allan Nichols QSM
Chairman


 

  Hedley Aitken

  Principal, Bishop Viard College

 

    Margaret Faulkner QSM
    Board Member Capital and Coast District Health     Board, Chair Whitireia Community Polytechnic  

    Foundation Board

   Ross Garner
   Retired Bank Executive, Member Whitireia  

   Community Polytechnic Foundation

   Board, Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow

 

                


Angela Blair

Manager, Kiwi Bank

 

David Haynes
Managing Director Smartlinx 3 Ltd

Director, Arda Systems Ltd

Trustee, Chilton Saint James School

Ruth O'Neill

Principal, Cannons Creek School

 

 

Michelle RobinsonMichelle Robinson
Manager
Mobile: 027 286 1919

 

Sandie SavageSandie Savage
School Partnership Facilitator
Mobile: 027 252 0392

 

T J TaotuaT J Taotua
Youth Mentor
Mobile: 027 476 8585

 

Henry Samia
Youth Mentor
Mobile: 027 229 9208

 

Rose Flavall
Employment Facilitator
Mobile: 021 259 6001

 

Sherri Burgess
Communications and Administrator Assistant
Mobile: 021 0238 4453

 

Jewelz Kilino
Communications and Administrator Assistant
Mobile: 021 030 0666